Harrow.



E. D. ORTON.

HARROW.

APPLIOATION FILED MAB. za, 1906.

- Patented oct. 26, v1909.

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HARROW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

Application led March 23, 1906. Serial No. 307,762.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I', EsEK D. ORTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elmwood, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Harrows; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention pertains to improvements in riding harrows; relating moreparticularly to improvements in riding attachments for the same.

The invention has forits obj ect to provide a riding cart for harrowsand analogous devices which can be adjusted so as to reach and maintaina position behind any part of the said harrow or other form of saidstirring device.

Another object is to provide a riding cart for a harrow that will followbehind the center of the harrow or any part thereof.

Another object is to provide a riding cart for a harrow, the wheels ofwhich can be turned at an angle relative to the tongue while followingbehind the center of the harrow in order to cause the cart to leave itscentral position and move toward either side of each position.

A further object is to provide a riding cart shiftable from a centralposition behind the harrow to a position at one side of said centralposition in order that the rider can see ahead of the horses and therebydetermine what particular course to drive over.

Another object is to provide a riding cart for harrows that vwill beshiftable in the manner described whereby the rider can cause the cartto move to Windward and thus avoid dust created by the horses and theimplement.

In the appended drawing, Figure l is a top view of a harrow showing myharrow cart connected therewith. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.Fig. 3 is a front view of the cart. Fig. 4 is a view of the undersidethereof. Fig 5 is a perspective view of an axle swinging mechanism forthe cart, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a support for the tongueor reach of the harrow cart.

The harrow sections are represented by the'reference letters A, B, C,which are attached in suitable manner to a draft-bar D any desired andsuitable arrangement. The harrow sections may be of any desiredconstruction and may also have the usual adjusting levers which,however, are not shown since they do not form any part of my invention.At the middle of the draft-bar D just mentioned, is pivotally attached,at one end a reach or tongue F of considerable length extendingrearwardly from its pivot. The rear end of said tongue has rigidrelation with a bolster H on both of lwhich a platform G is carried andaflixed thereto. The bolster rests on an axle J having a pair of wheelsL the two being pivoted together by means of a king-bolt K,'Fig. 4,whereby the tongue and axle are free to swing relatively the purpose ofwhich will be presently described.

Referring to the connection of the tongue with the draft-bar D, I haveillustrated in the drawing suitable connections that would provide thedesired pivotal relation. It consists first of an eye M secured in theVdraftbar at the middle of the length thereof and above is a bar Nhaving at its lower end a similar eye O to engage said eye M as clearlyshown in Fig. 6.v Upon the top of the member N rests the forward end ofthe tongue F and a stirrup or brace P, Figs. 1 and 6, rests upon saidtongue, its ends being secured to the ysaid draft-bar D as at Q, Fig. l.A threaded stud J carried in the member N extends upward through thetongue and the stirrup and receives a nut R. A brace S is secured at oneend to the underside of the tongue and extends down at an angle to thelower end of the member N being secured thereto in any suitable manner.This member S forms a rigid brace between the tongue and member N aswill be seen. Thus connected the draft-bar will draw the cart and whilethe axle remains at right angles to the reach, as shown in full lines inFig. 1, the cart will travel in the central position excepting whenturning out of a straight ahead course, when, of course it willnaturally trail behind that side of the harrow that lies in the insideor shortest curve described by the implement as it turns out of thestraight-ahead direction.

I shall now describe the means employed for causing the cart to assume adesired position at either side of its central normal position.`

Pivoted upon the platform G, is a lever T the latter having draftattachments E E of v immediately in the rear of the lever, Fig. 4..

4'Ihe upper end of the lever has a latch V for engaging a notchedquadrant W upon the platform by which means the lever can be' set andsustained in any desired position, having regard to the angle at whichthe axle and wheel are to be set as will appear presently. Since theplatform is rigidly carried kby the tongue and bolster and the axle ispivoted relative to these two latter members it is evident that thelever when moved on its pivot will swing the axle and wheels. Forinstance, when the lever is pulled rearwardly or toward the rider, asviewed in Fig. 1, its lower' end will move forward and thus shift theaxle forward as shown'in dotted lines in Fig. l. If the. lever is nowlocked in pos ition by its latch the axle will be held in a fixed anglerelative to the tongue. Now as the harrow moves forward, the wheels,having been placed at an angle to the line of movement, will cause thecart to move in the direction in which the wheels face. The effect ofthis is to carry the cart toward the left until Vits wheels finallybecome parallel to the line of advance. This sidewise travel causes thetongue to assume the angle shown in dotted lines it being evident thatsince the axle and said tongue are in effect locked together they mustso remain. The extent of side travel depends, of course, upon theposition the wheelsl are set with regard to the tongue; the greater theangle thefarther the cart will travel in the sidewise direction since agreater distance must be traveled before the wheels finally becomeparallel to the draft line. When the operator becomes familiar with thevarious positions of the lever and the positions of the cartcorresponding he can readily determine how to set the lever in order totake up a given position. By bringing the axle at right angle to thetongue while in the position shown by the dotted lines the cart willimmediately return to' its central position. Or, if the axle be swung tothe opposite angle the cart will at once move over to the oposite sideof the lharrow and finally remain 1n positiontherebehind or until theaxle is again shifted. It is thus possible to see ahead of the horses atVeither side if desired,

or if the harrow is making considerable dust as is the case in smoothingdry ground the driver can always ride towindward of it and not beannoyed thereby.

In turning out of afstraight-ahead course the lever can be moved toswing the axle so as to steer the cart toward the outside of Y theharrow so that the wheels will not interfere with it. By having thepoint of the tongue or reach attached forward of the harrowV a longswing is obtainable so that the cart can travel in an are ofconsiderable scope and greater than can be had with any device of thisclass of which I am aware. It is true, however, that it is not necessaryto confine myself to the point of attachment of the tongue whetherr itbe ahead of, above, or behind the harrow, since the inventioncontemplates any such changes of position so long as the resultsdescribed can be attained. I do not wish to be confined, in fact to anyof the structures since, for instance, means equivalent to the tonguedescribed may be used, as well as an equivalentof the pivotal connectiono-f the tongue and draft-bar, so also with respect to the means forswinging and for holding the wheels at an angle to the tongue and theplanes of the wheels need not necessarily be fixed with regard tog-theaxle since it is only necessary that the said wheels be freelyadjustable relative to the line of advance.

To my knowledge, I am the first to provide a riding attachment for aharrow that can be made to travel between the extremes of the implementor that can be held at any extreme points for the purposes hereinbeforeset forth.

l. The combination with a broad harrow struct-ure, of a vehicle normallylocated cen-v trally atsome distance in rear of the same and connectedthereto by devices permitting it to move from its normal position intoclose proximity with either lateral portion of said structure, and meanswhereby an occupant of the vehicle may cause vand control suchmovements. Y

2f The combination with a transverse draft bar, of a harrow in the rearof the draft bar and secured thereto, a vehicle, at some distance in therear of the harrow, provided with a seat and with wheels arranged fortur-ning into planes oblique to the general line of advance, and a reachhaving its rear end secured to said vehicle and its forward end pivotedcentrally upon said draw bar, the width of the harrow and length of thereach being such that the vehicle may swing approximately into contactwith either end of the harrows rear margin.

3. The combination with a transverse draft bar, of a harrow hinged tothe same, a rearwardly extending reach pivot-ed cen trally upon thedraft bar, and adapted to reach approximately either end of the rearside of the harrow when swung to oblique position, a vehicle secured tothe rear end of the reach and provided with a seat and with wheelsarranged for turning into planes oblique to the reach, and a lockinglever near the seat for controlling the turning of the wheels. f

. 4. An implement of the class described comprising -a harrow, a vehiclein the rear of the harrow and a draft device for the harrow, a reachpivotally carried by said device, extending rearward and connected tothe vehicle, the axle of the cart being normally at right angles to theaxis of the reach when following directly behind the harrow, and adaptedfor pivotal movement, whereby its wheels may be turned at an angle tothe line of movementl of the harrow causing the cart to move in anangling direction from a central position immediately behind the harrowto a position at one side of the central position the wheels assuming aposition substantially parallel to the line of movement of the harrowwhen theV cart has reached its limit of such movement.

5. An implement of the class described comprising a harrow, a vehicle inthe rear of the harrow, the vehicle axle being adapted to turn beneaththe body of the vehicle, at an angle to the line of movement of theharrow, a reach by which the vehicle is drawn, and means for swingingthe axle at an angle to the reach; whereby the wheels are placed at anangle to the line of movement of the harrow, the axle fixed at saidangle with reference to the reach, and the vehicle then moving in thedirection in which the wheels are set, to take up its position asdescribed, the wheels after reaching the desired position beingsubstantially parallel to the line of movement of the harrow.

6. An implement of the class described, comprising the harrow, a reachpivoted at its forward end to swing in a horizontal plane said pivotbeing fixed with relation to the harrow, a wheeled vehicle secured tothe rear end of the reach, the axle of the cart being adapted to pivotfree of the reach,

Vwith its wheels rotating in ixed planes parallel to one another, andmeans for positively shifting the axle and wheels at an angle to thereach and thus holding them for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

ESEK D. ORTON.

Witnesses:

L. J. MARSH, CLYDE STEENBURG.

